Live Earth Farm Discovery Program

Analysis

Live Earth Farm Discovery Program is a registered charity in United States, based in Watsonville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Live Earth Farm Discovery Program reported income of $633k and spending of $462k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $209k to $633k (+203%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Live Earth Farm Discovery Program sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leap Foundation Inc ($633k), Polk County Christian School Inc ($633k) and Swiss Benevolent Society of New York N Y ($633k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $270k. At year end it held assets of $746k against liabilities of $129k, net assets of $617k. It reported 11 employees.